Mommy Ranks is new and improved ~ come see the new face lift!

If you’d like Free Advertising and see increased traffic to your blog, add your blog posts to Mommy Ranks.  It’s similar to Stumble Upon or Digg.

Mommy Ranks is described (from it’s About page) as:

…web application that allows you to submit an article that will be reviewed by all and will be promoted, based on popularity, to the main page. When a user submits a news article it will be placed in the “unpublished” area until it gains sufficient votes to be promoted to the main page.

You’ll even be able to create your own profile page.

If you do see any of my posts for Moomettesgram’s Musings, the screenshot is captured by Shrink The Web, and is picking up my Shoppes image rather than this blog image.  Hopefully that will be corrected.

Now who doesn’t like more exposure for their blog?  Visit at http://mommyranks.com

Get Organized and Profitable for 2009

Free Planning Calendar: This planning calendar is a comprehensive printable planner that can help you organize and plan your business or e-commerce site for more profitability, less stress and even…less work!

Here’s a great freebie that I just heard about and wanted to be sure to pass on to you. If you’re looking to have a more focused, profitable and stress-free 2009 (it’s closer than you think), hurry on over to download it.

It’s put together by Alice Seba, an exceptional Entrepreneur when it comes to running an efficient and profitable online business. She’s put together a printable planning calendar that shows you exactly how to plan out your year to keep a steady income without breaking your back.

Interestingly, it’s called a “Planning Calendar”, but what you’ll be receiving for free is really is a full planner system that you can print out and adapt to your own unique business. It’s a definite must-have and I’ve already grabbed mine.

Get yours with no opt-ins or strings attached HERE.

My one year Blog Anniversary is coming up in about one month ~ and I’ve learned so much in that period of time ~ I can’t believe how quickly it’s gone by.

During that period, I’ve tweaked my online businesses tremendously.  I’ve dropped many affiliate programs and shut down some online business ventures that were just time zappers and getting me nowhere.  Two areas that are still profitable for me are my eBay Store ~ Moomette’s Magnificents, and my newly redesigned CAM Virtual Assistant Services websites.

If you’re a WAHM do you ever feel like you’re working so hard in your online business, but the outcome isn’t changing to match all that effort?

It might just be time for some serious clean up.

It happens to all of us. We build and build and build, and then suddenly we’ve got all this virtual real estate out there. Problem is, we aren’t quite sure what to do with it all or how to leverage our hard work for maximum profitability.

Thankfully, Alice Seba (one of my favorite Internet marketing teachers) has come up with the perfect solution and it’s called: “Spring Cleaning to Maximize the Profitability of Your Online Business.”

This isn’t some flimsy eBook or 10-minute video, but rather a 6-week intensive step-by-step coaching program. It’s designed to help you clean out all the extra stuff that you’ve accumulated, identify and make the most of what’s working in your business and planning for long-term success. You’ll get to work directly with Alice week-by-week and apply these strategies directly to your own unique business. We’re not just talking theory here. You’re going to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty, but in a very good way!

See, I’m really excited about this because Alice is the real-deal. She speaks from true experience in her own successful online business. Just the other day, a lady named Rhonda, left an impromptu comment on her blog stating:

“I simply love Alice Seba. I love the way she runs her business. I love her ideas and most of all I love her being my mentor to how I want my business to run. Thank you Alice for your hard work. Can’t wait to keep getting your emails!”

That’s exactly what you get when you work with Alice.   Imagine how much ground I would have gained if I had known about this course before!

If you could use some hands-on help with your Internet Marketing Spring Cleaning, get over to the coaching information page right away. Registration is limted.

Find out more and claim your spot now at: Spring Cleaning Coaching.

Still on the fence? In all my time talking with and working with other online business owners, I’d say one of the biggest barriers to true success is a lack of focus. It keeps us from doing well with any one thing and can cripple us with the stress of having too much going on.

It’s no wonder. The Internet is a source of many distractions and so many ideas that we can easily become overwhelmed with all the little projects we are contemplating or already have on the go.

I know, I’ve been there too. I think we all have and that’s why I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that Alice was offering the 1st lesson of her ultra-successful Internet Marketing Spring Cleaning Coaching …FOR FREE!

There’s no obligation of any kind and you don’t even have to give up your email address to get it. She just posted the download links to her blog.

If you are dying to clear out some of the clutter from your online business to boost profits, get your first lesson “Taking Your Business Inventory” right here.

As soon as I’m done here, I’m going to finish my own inventory. It’s definitely an eye-opener and the first step to a super-focused new year.

When my daughters were school age, oftentimes I would drop a little surprise note into their lunch boxes just to let them know I was thinking of them during the day!  It almost served as a “good angel” ~ “bad angel” on their shoulder too ~ you know, putting the guilt trip on them?  (Bad mommy!)  Well, I guess I was ahead of my time!

I’m delighed to review Kids Lunch Box Cards ~ notes have now gone ‘High Tech!”

Pop Some fun Into Lunch!

Drop the fun into backpacks, overnight bags, coat pockets, even under a pillow. Cards are blank on the back for those days you want to write a special note or reminder. Want to send a long-distance hug? Add a stamp and drop one in the mail!

These colorful cards are full of surprises guaranteed to make lunch, or anytime, a blast! Tons of kid-tested topics sure to make any kid the center of attention at the lunch table.

A school weeks worth of colorful lunch cards full of fun facts and cool ideas:  Bugs, Fairies, Riddles, Gross-Outs…Tons of kid tested topics sure to make any kid the center of attention at the lunch table.

So, whether you send your kids off to school or home school, check these out!

The fun-filled cards are available at http://kidsfuncards.com/

Also check out their Wholesale/Retail site, as well as Fundraising information.

Moomettesgram’s Musings is hosting a giveaway!  For a chance to win a 5-pack of these cards:

Now for extra entries (each task will get you 1 extra entry):
~Subscribe to my blog through my feedburner link (on the top of my left column)
~Add my button to your sidebar or add me to your blog roll.
~Blog about the contest on your blog, linking back to my blog and the post.
~Go favorite or fan me on Technorati (the link is on my left column if you scroll down) or both.

~Tweet about this contest.

Make sure you comment separately for each task after the required entry task so you will get credit for each one ~ and leave your e-mail where you can be contacted.

This contest will run until September 26th at approximately 11:00 pm.

As a Reviewer for MomSelect, I have the opportunity to Review one of the the Precious Girls Club books.

Thanks to both, I’m going to be giving away 4 Books and 10 Web Codes to some lucky Readers of this blog!

These will make wonderful stocking stuffers in time for the Holidays!

Precious Moments®, the gift company known for their inspirational figurines and products, launched a new product line and an interactive virtual world website for girls 4-8 years old. This new concept is called the Precious Girls Club and is a virtual world that inspires, enriches and encourages that all too brief moment in a girl’s life journey: being a precious little girl. The Precious Girls Club features wholesome age-appropriate characters. You can visit the website at  www.preciousgirlsclub.com

The virtual world website offers games, quests, and virtual charms that reward good behavior in the virtual world, as well as in the external world. Parents will be able to go online and reward their girls with an online helpful charm, for example, when they have helped with household chores. These charms will unlock extra points online, thus providing a fun reward to reinforce positive offline behavior. The site will also provide tools to help girls form their own Precious Girls Clubs in the offline world.

Examples of things to do on the website include:

*Memory Maze

*Super Splash

*Coloring Pages

*Crafts

*Games

There is also a chapter book series that goes along with the Precious Girls Club featuring the wholesome, age-appropriate characters in a variety of scenarios.

Precious Moments has also created a website designed to connect mothers of like-minded beliefs and morals at www.preciousmoms.com and features celebration planning tools, inspirational messages and advice from real world like-minded moms. Visitors to the site will be able to download invitations and recipes, send blessings to their loved ones and interact with mothers across the globe

Available for online purchase at the website, and retail stores now are:

* storybooks
* charms and charm bracelets
* music CDs
* figurines
* water globes, and
* plush toys

Each item will come with a web code that will give your child access to Precious Moment virtual world.

Readers of Moomettesgram’s Musings is delighted to  share this special access code 3HWH-T9DX-RROK with my readers so that you can experience all the fun and excitement of premium Rainbow membership in the Precious Girls Club.

Moomettesgram’s Musings is giving away 4 copies of the first book in the Precious Girls Club series, A Little Bit of Faith and 10 scratch-off codes for a FREE premium “Rainbow Membership” trial on PreciousGirlsClub.com

Now for the Rules:  They must be followed exactly or entries will be disqualified:

To enter First, you must ~Subscribe to my blog through my Feedburner Link (on the top of my left column)

Then:

~ Leave me a comment,  describing  someone you know who would enjoy this book and/or web code ~ it could be your daughter, niece, grandchild ~

To earn  extra entries, you must leave a Separate Comment for each task you perform.  You will receive one [1] extra entry):
~Add my button to your sidebar or add me to your blog roll.

~Blog about the contest on your blog, linking back to my blog and the post.

~Go favorite or fan me on Technorati (the link is on my Left column if you scroll down) or both.
~Tweet about this contest.

Ends Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at approximately 11:00 EDT (As long as you can still comment you can enter!)

One might think that my once-hectic Mom Extroidonaire days are over.  As a Baby Boomer with a full-time job, I’ve raised 2 daughters and experienced my share of Uber-organizing, micro-managing their activities.  I’ve seen it all from PlayGroups; Pre-School; Daiseys; Girl Scouts; Day-Care Emergencies; Orthodontists; Gymnastics; Dance Lessons; Soccer; Softball; Recitals; Lacrosse; Cross-Country; Principal Office Visits; Emergencies; College Tours; College Orientation; Move-In/Move-Out day; Bridal Showers; Wedding Planning; Baby Showers; Babysitting the grandkiddos ~ OK, I’ll stop there ~ you get the idea.

Now that school is back in session, as Moms, we all participate in so many groups and activities that it can be hard to keep everything straight. From volunteering as a classroom Mom to coaching your son or daughter’s sports team, getting groups organized can feel like managing the unmanageable, taking up time in already jam-packed days.

Enter Qlubb.com, which makes organizing your homeroom parent meetings, playgroups or book clubs incredibly easy. Qlubb is a web-based service that helps organize your real-life groups online, providing all the functions needed to easily and actively participate within a group. Qlubb allows you to connect, plan meetings, assign responsibilities and share pictures with all of the members of your group at once. Features include an event calendar, sign-up sheets, member rosters, a task reminder service, and bulletin boards, which every member of your community can access and update from their home computers.

Accessing and using the site is incredibly easy for even the least computer-savvy members. Qlubb’s secure sign-in protects group information, so only members of your group have access. However, participants don’t have to individually register and can simply sign in using the group password.

Qlubb is also offering Back-To-School Weekly Giveaways!

For further information, visit Qlubb.com and see how this great resource can help you to manage your life!

We’ve all been hearing quite a bit lately about the importance of family values.  It seems that whenever you turn on the television or open a magazine, there are sound bites and articles galore.

My children are grown now, but I didn’t need to be constantly reminded of  “family values” when my husband and I were raising them.  It was just something we did.  When the kids were little, my husband worked late hours ~ yet we always sat down to eat dinner together as a family.  I often referred to it as “continental style” ~ meaning that in Europe, the dinner hour is frequently at 8 or 9 pm, as opposed to earlier times here in the United States.

Sitting down to dinner together and eating a well-balanced healthy meal gave us the opportunity to connect as a family with one another and share our day.  Studies have proven that families who dine together maintain healthier lifestyles and are more apt to make wise choices and decisions in their lives.

Sara Evans and Libby’s Vegetables celebrate “Get Back to the Table Month.” Although school is back in session and after-school activities oftentimes make sitting down as a family difficult, perhaps a continental-style dinner hour once or twice a week might be possible for your family!

Visit http://www.getbacktothetable.com/ for some terrific ideas, recipes, shopping tips, contests and more information about Getting Back to the Table. You’ll also be able to download Money Saving Coupons!

The mommy bloggers at MomDot are really hooking everyone up in the month of september! Right now, you can win this brand new on the market, Trevi Twin stroller by Chicco ($219) or this Toro stroller by Micralite ($524), both to be pulled on Sept 30th. Head on over and check out the site, get your blog listed, and enter to win one of the 40 contests they are hosting this month!

In Memory of Jimmy 1950-1982

Do you know someone who lost a battle with Leukemia or Lymphoma?

My DH had a first cousin who was just a tad older than us.  Handsome, charming, out of high school and destined for a full-ride on a football scholarship to a well-known college.  He was diagnosed with Leukemia and passed away in December, 1982.  I remember the date well, as I was pregnant with DD #1, and couldn’t attend the services down-state as I was overdue, and stayed home to babysit my then 3-year old niece (the now world-traveler.)

If you have a blog or a website, please help promote “Blogging for Blood Cancer” Event. The first annual “Blogging for Blood Cancer” event will take place from August 11-18, 2008. This first time event will bring bloggers from across the United States together to raise awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and its mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

The event is being hosted by Goodies for Mom in conjunction with the Friends of Heroes (FOH) National Light The Night Team.

All bloggers participating will have the opportunity to be entered to win prizes donated by event sponsors by leaving a Mr. Linky link on the Goodies for Mom post for the event. The event post will go up on August 11, 2008 at 8:00am. Even if you do not have a blog, visitors to the Goodies for Mom and Friends of Heroes blogs during the week will also have opportunities to win as they learn more about the importance of LLS’s research and patient services in the fight against blood cancer.

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Precious Moments Book & Scratch Card Contest Giveaway ~ Ends 9/17/08

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